Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford escape. While driving 25 MPH and making a right turn, the steering wheel seized and the wrench sensor indicator illuminated. In addition, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was able to restart after the first attempt. The vehicle was serviced per the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v284000 (electrical system, steering), but the remedy failed to repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 103,000.
2008 Ford Escape steering complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford escape. While driving 35 MPH and making a left turn, the steering wheel pulled abnormally. The failure was persistent. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the power steering system was updated. The vehicle was repaired per the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v284000 (steering), but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the torque sensor failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.
Acute loss of power steering; on a city street at about 20 MPH while turning. I was able to complete the turn. My daughter, who usually drives this car, would not have been able to turn the steering wheel in order to complete the turn and safely stop along the curb.
I received a recall notification 14s05 from ford about my 2008 ford escape. The recall was for a faulty torque sensor that would either be reprogrammed or replaced. Instead of replacing the torque sensor, ford service decided to just reprogram it because it had not failed or produced a service code. Just recently the torque sensor failed and my steering lost power while driving through a parking lot. I did not have the strength to turn the wheel and had to just stop and leave the car in the lot until someone could come help me. I brought my car back to the same dealership that performed the original recall repair and am being told that the recall has been performed and now I must pay them to replace the torque sensor. After spending time researching the issue online I discovered that this is a widespread problem. It is apparent that ford is only replacing the sensors if they have already failed when you bring your car in for the recall. If it has not failed then ford only does a reprogramming that doesn't prevent them from failing but allows ford to close out the recall on your vehicle and save money on a replacement part. I don't understand how this is legal for them to do. I talked to several of ford's service managers and customer service representatives and they all give the standard rehearsed answer.
While driving up a windy mountain road in lake tahoe, ca, the power steering just quit working as we were making a left hand curve. From that point on, there was no power steering. It was like driving a car through quicksand. The slower the speed, the harder to turn. My husband did the research, and saw that a recall had been issued. We had no problems with the steering but had received the recall notice from ford to take in for a "flash" software programming for the car. We took into ford dealer in august 2015. Obviously, the recall is more serious than the fix that was applied and did not keep us from losing the power steering in a very dangerous situation. Ford claims that they did they recall, and they are not liable for any further repairs. I call foul! Their temporary fix did not hold. I have been pouring over ford forums and see many, many ford escapes are doing exact same thing, losing power steering while driving and ford is refusing to acknowledge problem. How may I get a class action law suit started for this issue vs ford?
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford escape. While backing out of the driveway at 5 MPH and turning the steering wheel, the steering wheel felt very stiff. Eventually, the power steering assist indicator illuminated on several occasions. The vehicle was previously serviced in 2015 per the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v284000 (steering). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 105,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford escape. While driving 15 MPH, the steering wheel shook vigorously without warning. The vehicle was serviced per the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v284000 (steering), but the remedy failed to repair the vehicle. The failure mileage was 122,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford escape. While driving various speeds, the power steering seized and the power steering warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v284000 (steering). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.
Torque sensor after the eps module/torque sensor software update is malfunctioning again, wheel moves on its own. While driving and stationary the wheel takes "phantom" movements with no operator encouragement. The update from the recall regarding the torque sensor did not effectively fix the problem, the part needs to be replaced in a recall. I have reviewed and read numerous accounts of this same problem and there is in fact a class action lawsuit in ca against ford right now for compensation in regards to the failure. Ford is denying the recall because the cost is greater than separate lawsuits. The federal safety agency needs to do something about this!
2008 ford escape hybrid steering wheel vibration at idle for approx. 500 miles then all of a sudden while driving on a city street the power steering totally went out. Wrench light went on the dash, then power steering totally gone. I could hardly turn the steering wheel to get it home which was 7 miles away. 3 months before that the air conditioner quit working in august! I had a new air conditioner installed, then a week later 2 blender motors had to be replaced because AC was blowing hot air and heater blew cold air. This model must be a lemon. At this point I think this car is unsafe to drive! I have never had problems like this from ford. I hope there is a recall on this model but after researching it sounds like ford is unwilling to do anything about it.
My car was parked in the garage on 12/13/2016 and upon going to get gas the steering tightened up while driving to the gas station. It be came very hard to turn and steer it in the right direction. I got the car home and kept it there til I called ford and set up an appointment for it to be serviced. Now on oct 4 2016 I had a recall done for the torque sensor. Sales code 58a016 parts code 02733. Today I picked up my car and had to pay $699.88 for the exact same thing that the recall was done for and I want to know why and why wasn't the recall guaranteed?
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford escape. While driving approximately 60 MPH, the power steering assist fault indicator illuminated and the steering ability seized the vehicle was driven home. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired the approximate failure mileage was 105,000. Updated 03/03/17*lj the consumer stated this vehicle should be included in a recall for the steering assembly. Updated 05/04/2017
While driving power steering went out . On screen the words power steering system failure. The power steering then started to work. I drove it home without incident. When I went to go use vehicle again the power steering was not working and the power steering system failure appeared on screen.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford escape. While driving around a curve at 30 MPH, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The vehicle was towed to a mechanic where it was diagnosed that the power steering failed. Because the vehicle was previously repaired per a power steering related recall, the dealer stated that the contact would have to pay for the repairs out of pocket. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 128,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford escape. After the vehicle was started, the power steering assist fault warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v284000 (steering). The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 118,570.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford escape. While the vehicle was being operated, the steering column seized. The failure occurred without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the steering column was defective and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was reapired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 132,000. Updated 02/07/2017*ct
2-3 years ago I had issues with power steering going in and out, then I am notified of a recall due to power steering problems. I was told the solution would be reprogramming as oppose to replacing the faulty unit. That worked temporarily as now the power steering is completely out of order. Ford charged me $140 to tell me I have to pay for replacement of over $1300.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford escape. While driving 5 MPH, an unknown warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the electric power steering failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v526000 (steering). The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 164,000. Updated 01/27/17*lj the consumer is requesting an update. 03/13/17.*jb updated 7/17/18*jb
Power steering failure code b2278 recall 14s05 the federal safety agency 14v284000 power steering sensor failure. I was told by ford that my vehicle was not in recall because it was manufactured in 2007 even though it was a 2008 vehicle.
Loss power steering while driving.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford escape. While driving approximately 62 MPH, the steering wheel seized without warning. The steering wheel warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the direction system of the electronic module failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 84,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford escape. The contact stated a steering shaft torque sensor warning indicator illuminated. The power steering failed and caused the contact to lose control of the vehicle. The contact was able to pull the vehicle over and had it towed to the dealer. The dealer diagnosed that the steering shaft torque sensor failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed the contact that, despite being a common failure, no recall was issued. The failure mileage was 113,682.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford escape. While driving 20 MPH, the power steering failed. The contact could not turn the steering wheel while going through an intersection. The contact was able to regain control of the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 180,000.
Electric power steering began to intermittently fail, nearly causing loss of control of vehicle while in motion on a city street. Power steering experienced a complete failure yesterday when turning into a store parking lot and is giving a fault code indicating steering rotation sensor failure. Ford should fix this under a recall. It is a major safety defect which appears to affect hundreds of thousands of models.
Power steering failure while driving nearly causing an accident, went out before had to restart the car. Went to auto zone found out that it was an electronic power steering and there was a recall on it...very disappointed with ford company
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford escape. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced a loss of power steering and the stability control warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who diagnosed that the power steering module failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v284000 (steering). The contact stated that the vehicle experienced the same failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 100,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford escape. While reversing at 20 MPH, the steering wheel failed without warning. The contact was able to shift the vehicle back into drive and pull back into her driveway. In addition, the steering failed two times previously. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v284000 (steering). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 90,360.
I own a 2008 ford escape. My wife was at work and when she started to drive home noticed the steering wheel difficult to steer. Luckily she was driving straight on the highway on the way home. She did notice vibration of the steering wheel. I took it for a test drive and noticed it was very difficult to steer or turn at low speeds. Also the steering/powertrain wrench light had come lit. It was evident the steering assist had malfunctioned. After some research I became aware of an electric power assist safety recall on 2008-2011 ford escapes. Which is the exact same issue I'm having on my 2008 ford escape. I contacted the local ford dealer and was told that according to the VIN number there was no recall announced for my vehicle. This makes exactly no sense to me because its the exact same issue and vehicle for which the recall was made. I'm basically on my own to fix at this point.
I was driving to work and the power steering suddenly stopped working without any warning. It was terrifying! I parked the car. Later I started it and drove home in a cold sweat praying it did not happen again!
We were driving on the freeway on 10/12/16 when all of a sudden without warning the steering went completely out. I couldn't turn right or left. I had my family (wife, 2 children (1 autistic) and dog) in the vehicle. We barely avoided a couple accidents and a wall. Managed to push the vehicle to safety. I had a tow truck pick it up, take it to the dealer. Turns out the rack and pinion went out. The ford dealer service advisor said he'd help me out with the price which was estimated at 1400 dollars. It took the dealer 6 days to have my vehicle ready. They said there was nothing they can do. They are an independent dealer. To take my issue up with ford. I contacted the number that they gave me and the customer service rep at ford said that the decision made by ford motor company was just to notate that this happened. There was nothing they can do.
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